Window latch



' w. A. BINGHAM March 30 1926.

WINDOW LATCH Filed P 1924' I .Ewuvrai I Patented Mar. 30, V I I I l I vv I I v =u1 TEn :rA-ms 2 WILLIAM A. BINGHAM, or otEvELANn, 01:10. l i IwINnowLATcH. i

, Application filed A r l 19, 19a4. Serial m). 707,595. 7 i To all whomit may concern." Q I 4, for attaching to'theceilingQ In th'e 'forni Beit known that I, WILLIAM A. BI GHAM, shown in @Fig. 2,"I have. provideda movable 1 a citizen of the United States, residing at latching portionGhinged at 'Tto the plate Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and 2 andhaving a reduced turned-in portion State ofOhio,'have invented a certainnew 8 adapted to slide freely through a hole 9 and useful Improvement inr a Window in the plate. Aflight springll secured to 1 Latch, of whichthe following is a full, clear, the plate at 12 is 1 adapted to enterafhole-i and exact description, reference being had to in the tongue 8and hold the tongue forthe accompanying drawings. a p wardly in theposition shownin Figs; 1 and m Thisxinvention relatesto a-claspfor ,win-2. v i j.

dows, and is particularly adapted to hold In the modified form, 'Ihav'eretained the I a lift or vertically swingingwindow in openL-shaped'rneinber 2 substantially as shown I horizontal position. inFig. 2, but have provided'a rigid latch- Various devices have beenemployed for ing 6 in place of the movable member 6'."

15 this purpose, most of which I have found The tongue 8 being shown asriveted or to be buttons, hooksor similar contrivances bent over closeto thehole 9. This form is which require the use of both hands of thebetter adaptedto a Window that is a greater person opening the window. Ihave prodistance fromthe ceiling and in which'the vided a latching meanswhichwill do away frame of the member 2 will serve the purpose Q withthe necessity for raising the window of a leaf springin latching thewindowin. with one hand and fastening it in position its raisedposition. This form might be with the other. also made in the sameproportions as that Moreover I have provided aspring latch shown in Fig.'2 but of lighter and therefore capable of being very simply and cheaplymore resilient metal. H I f; constructed of a small number of parts andThe latchfastened to the ceiling at such I i which lends itself readilyto adaptation for a distance from the hinge ofthe window thisparticulartype of window. that the lower sash bar of the window will Anobject is to-[so construct such a latch swing against" the inclinedportion of the V that it may be very cheaply manufactured lateh'6-pushing it'finwardly and thereafter 30 and yet be durable in service.resting upon the-tongueS. To release the p 4 In the drawings Ihave shownat A, Fig. the latch, suchas by 'attachinga cord to the l My inventionis more fully set forth in latch, it is simply necessary to press thethe description which pertains to the accom members 2 and 6 togetherwith the thumb panying drawing and its essential characterand forefinger .of'the hand,.while steadying istics will be summarized in-theclaim: the window againstj'an abrupt fall with'the 7 35 'In thedrawings, Fig. 1 illustrates my free fingers'of the same hand. ThusIhave '85 latch attached to the ceiling above the win: provided a latchwhich may beq'uickly and dow, Fig.2 is a perspective showing one easilyoperated to latch the window in raised I form of my latch; Fig. 3'is aperspective position while it may be assimply released. I of a modifiedform; I may provide other means for releasing 0 r 1, a window casinghaving a window B end of the projection 8 extending rears hinged at C,the open and latched position wardly of the bar 2 in theformshoWnin ofthe Window being indicated by the dot Fig. 2 and by this-meansthewind'ow mighti anddash lines B I have shown my latch be released froma remote part of theroom.

as attached to a joist member D inthe ,ceil- To the modification shownin Fig.3 I'would' ing of' the room or basement as the case attach suchacord tothe curled lower end 'of' may be. My latch generally is indicatedat the member 6 g v 1 and is formed of an L-shaped bracket mem- Owing tothe fact that most windows .of a 1 her 2, the upper end of which isbentat this type are foundfin proximity to a floor 50 right angles as at 3and perforated as at or ceiling construction such as shown, lit- Will beseen that luy latoh provides a very simple andieflicient fastening andreleasing means therefor. v e A I claim:

s 'A lift Window latch comprising a depend T ing bar, a latch memberhaving its lower end 'portion'loosely "hooked ifitdthe her; @11 1 havingi 'a'fi inc'lined' intermediate portion and having at its upper enda tongue exteudingt through the opening in the bar, saQid tongue 1 1having an opening through it beyond the bar, and a leaf spring securedto the bar and extending through the opening in the tongue. r

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In testimony whereof, I l rereuntoeflix my Wi-LLfA A-TBINGH'AM;

